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the rate of 32,360 Ibs. Der acre. The we t of raw fibre 
mewhat wife Pel resu alts. His a tinal yield was 1,285 lbs. 
por diets In California, Hilyard gives it at 1,935 lbs. per acre. 
It is probable that the yield of clean ribbons per acre on a large 
area, with two or ise Lire. will Ma about 900 to 1,000 Ibs. 
per acre. Mr. s Richards Dodge, of the United States 
Department of Miren is of opinion L that two cuttings of 
second year’s growth, when properly cu Itivated, will produce 
20 tons of green stalks with their leaves." Fur ther, “as each 
ton of green stalks, with leaves, will yield 465 Ibs. of clean, LO 
have, therefore, a return per acre from two cuttings iind pu 
930 Ibs. of ciiin jebbolis and 500 lbs. of degummed fibre 
filasse. No returns of the actual fibre have, however, been made 
continuously on a sufficiently large scale to justify absolute iem 
fidence in them. At Wenchow, China, it t has bee n found tha 
MACHINES. 
In this country many machines and peepee have been 
ign into notice, but owing to the absence of a suitable supply 
of n stems no exhaustive trials have been held. Such trials 
are oily possible when a large area specially siege for the 
urpose is available. As already shown, the conditions in this 
country, except in specially mild situations, are Ha favourable for 
the cultivation of Chin The s at Kew have, 
mM been placed at the disposal of pelecie making application 
or t 
Àn experiment with these stems matis ia oe was made 
with a Subra machine in October, 1895. It t be understood 
that the results here given represent a ade rh | only, and n 
opinion is intended to be expressed as to the capabilities of the 
chine working vegan ii on a large scale. The stems were 
divided into two series as follow: 
Series A.—Green stems : selected. 
: Ve No. of W | Weight of Wet | Wet Ribbons 
Series. | Condition. | Stems. | in MEME | Ribbons delivered | after shaking 
by machine. 
by hand. 
I. | Stems with 27 1,361 454 318 
leaves at- 
tached. 
II Stems with- 29 1.134 567 ' 819 
out leaves. 
